Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Namal Rajapaksa together with Minister of Tourism Prasanna Ranatunga drives an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) at the Colombo Dunes Sand dunes adventure Centre which was opened at Colombo Port City yesterday. The project is part of Crate adventure Ltd. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
Rev. Fr. Shanthikumar Weliwita is seen coming out of CID together with two other priests after handing over a written request from Rev. Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando who was summoned to CID for questioning today over a complaint lodged by the Director General of State Intelligence Services. Fr. Fernando has made a request for a week to prepare himself for the questioning. Pix by Nimalsiri Edirsinghe
Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) formally took the delivery of the EX-United States Coast Guard Cutter, USCGC Douglas Munro, provided by the United States to SLN, in a ceremony held at the U.S. Coast Guard Base Seattle of Washington in the United States on October 26.
Ceremonial Opening of the ’ALTAIR Residential Towers’ took place under the patronage of Sports Minister Namal Rajapaksa today. ALTAIR is a residential and commercial development under construction in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The building has a 68 floor vertical tower and 63 floor leaning or sloping tower. At 240m, the building will be one of the tallest in Colombo. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel
The footwear, leather products and handloom exhibition organized by the Footwear and Leather Goods Manufacturers Association was held at Diyatha Uyana today. This is the first trade exhibition to be held in the country in almost a year since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country. This exhibition will be held until tomorrow. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
The Unemployed Ayurvedic Practitioners Union today staged a protest near Ayurvedic Institute, Rajagiriya demanding the government to provide them with employment. More than 100 Aruvedic practitioners were present, holding placards and shouting slogans. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
The construction of the Madinnagoda bridge on the Rajagiriya - Madinnagoda road was inaugurated today by the Highways and Chief Government Whip Minister Johnston Fernando. The project was handled by the Road Development Authority. The construction of the bridge is expected to be completed in 18 months. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi
The Colombo Fashion Week Swim Week will be held on Nov. 12 & 13, showcasing designs for the new normal world, organizers said today. The CFW will be held at the Shangri La and the Marina at Port City and will showcase talent from 11 local designers.Pix by Pradeep Dilrukshana
Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith and Venerable Pahiyangala Ananda Sagara Thera today made an inspection tour in the Kepungoda beach which was affected by the ship Xpress Pearl which caught fire earlier this year. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
Port City Colombo, the largest and most ambitious development project ever undertaken in Sri Lanka, with an initial investment of US $ 1.4 billion, marks its seventh anniversary this month since the initial land reclamation work commenced in 2014.
Employees of the National Ayurvedic (Teaching) hospital, Borella staged a protest in front of the hospital today demanding the authority to provide the Rs.7,500 Covid allowance for their service rendered during the pandemic period. Pix by Waruna Wanniarachchi
The railway services in the Western Province, which has been suspended due to the COVID epidemic, resumed operations today. There were around 128 trains operated with only a handful of commuters travelling due to the closed ticket counters at all stations and the fact that they can only travel using their monthly season tickets. Pix by Kithsiri de Mel and Nimalsiri Edirisinghe
The primary sections of schools with more than 200 students are opened today after six months of lockdown of the country due to the COVID pandemic. However, the parents of the school children helped to clean the school premises and classrooms due to the long closure. Pix by Nisal Baduge and Waruna Wanniarachchi
Highways Minister Johnston Fernando today commenced the work on the construction of precast concrete sections of the Port Access Elevated Highway from Ingurukade Junction to the Colombo Port City. Ports and Shipping Minister Rohitha Abeygunawardena, State Minister Nimal Lanza and other ministry officials were present at the event. Pix by Nimalsiri Edrisinghe
The stock of Organic Potassium Fertilizer, which was recently brought to the island, was stored in lorries to be sent to the relevant Agrarian Development Centers from the Colombo Commercial Fertiliser Central Depot in Hunupitiya, Wattala. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
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